It's still a good language and the most attractive one for many purposes. Most people don't choose Java or C++ because they are thrilled by the stewardship of O

It's still a good language and the most attractive one for many purposes. Most people don't choose Java or C++ because they are thrilled by the stewardship of Oracle or JTC1/SC22/WG21, but because it's the right tool for the job. Not saying Rust has outgrown its need for a community, but a lot of people would pick Rust over C++ even if they were guaranteed never to get another language update for it.